Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

first participated at the

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in 1984, and has sent athletes to compete in every

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since then. The nation has never participated in the

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also supported the

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. At the

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Bruno Julie Louis Richard Bruno Julie (born July 11, 1978), known as Bruno Julie, is a Mauritian bantamweight boxer who won a number of medals in international tournaments and competed in the 2008 Olympics when he won the first-ever Olympic medal for the isl ...

secured Mauritius' first Olympic medal by reaching the bantamweight boxing semifinals and earning the bronze medal. The

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for Mauritius was founded in 1971 by Ram Ruhee, who remained its

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until his death in 2008. It was officially recognized by the

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in 1972.

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by sport

List of medalists

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Medals by Summer Games

Medals by sport

List of medalists

See also

References

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